The vast majority of people,including millions of Catholics, are not aware that contraception is a sin. The pope of that time said people must follow there consciences in that matter. For mortal sin,full knowledge, full consent and grave matter must all be present. That would be beyond the awareness of most people. They would not have a clue what you are talking about. Jesus said that to those who have been given most,most will be expected.People confuse types of ignorance that hurts clear thinking here.
A truly ignorant person is one who knows only one way, does not know of any other way.
In today’s world, an extremely rare case. Maybe the inner amazon tribe they recently found that has never had outside contact with the world would fall into this category.
Contraception (for example) is a choice, therefore, it is not ignorance as above because there is a known other way(s).
Choosing not to learn about the topic, but blindly going with the best advertised / most convenient, does not create ignorance as above.
Same with what you know about God or the way you worship or do not worship God. Actively doing what you are doing is a choice, even if you’ve always done it, there was a point in time it became a choice in your life.
There will be a day when even the most ignorant in the truest sense, will be presented with the truth and have to make a conscious decision on it. That’s the nature of perfect love, it can’t force.
Addressing the ‘chance’ aspect -
We hope for mercy, and hope we continue to actively say ‘yes’ to a heavenly invitation through the only way we can in our nature today, words and deeds.
A great guide is from the prayer Jesus taught, if we want that mercy after death, we better be showing it today to all who we contact and ‘forgive those who trespass’.
What Pope said that?The vast majority of people,including millions of Catholics, are not aware that contraception is a sin. The pope of that time said people must follow there consciences in that matter. For mortal sin,full knowledge, full consent and grave matter must all be present. That would be beyond the awareness of most people. They would not have a clue what you are talking about. Jesus said that to those who have been given most,most will be expected.
I second that question.What Pope said that?
Salvation comes through the Church from the infinate merits of Christ’s life, passion and death. With that cleared up, remember the OT prototype of the Church which is the Ark of Noah. Those outside it’s confines did not survive the deludge.As all salvation comes from the Catholic Church, being a member in The Catholic Church is the easiest way to get to heaven. The further away from the Church, the harder to achieve salvation.
There is no such thing as playing the odds. A person is born, they make a choice, and then they die.Hey everyone. I have a question. I hope this is not in the wrong forum.
Do non-Catholics have a great chance of getting into Heaven since they do not have full knowledge of the grave matter of sin? I ask because if they don’t have full knowledge of the grave matter of sin then they can’t commit mortal sins, right? This would seem to mean that if the lack full knowledge prevents them from committing mortal sins then they would have a greater chance of going to Heaven.
The Catholic Church does not teach this.There is no such thing as playing the odds. A person is born, they make a choice, and then they die.
100% of Catholics will go to Heaven. 100% of non-Catholics will go to Hell. The great mystery that remains is that there are many members that are invisible, and there are many visible members that will be thrown out. When that is all sorted out, there will be one Church & Bride praising God, and none other.
My opinion, and that is all it is, would be that yes, the bar is lower for non-Catholics who do not know the fullness of the faith compared with Catholics who do. At the same time, there are Catholics who know less about Christianity than non-Catholic Christians. Finally, I would throw into the mix the idea that there is more grace available through the seven sacraments, so this may make things a bit easier for all Catholics regardless of their knowledge and zeal.Hey everyone. I have a question. I hope this is not in the wrong forum.
Do non-Catholics have a great chance of getting into Heaven since they do not have full knowledge of the grave matter of sin? I ask because if they don’t have full knowledge of the grave matter of sin then they can’t commit mortal sins, right? This would seem to mean that if the lack full knowledge prevents them from committing mortal sins then they would have a greater chance of going to Heaven.
So as not to start a new argument, let us stick with Catholics. The Church teaches if a catholic dies in mortal sin, he goes to hell. Therefore, 100% of catholics do not go to heaven.So what does it teach? Won’t everybody in Heaven become the Bride, or will they continue to identify themselves as Muslims, pagans, or what have you?